Locals Only

Article Emily Shea | Photography Evan Anderson Tell me a little bit about yourself. I was born in Fries, Virginia, which is a small little town on the New River in Grayson County. There's a lot of mountains but not a whole lot more. In the early 1900's, it was a boom town that was basically around, and for, the textile…

With thousands of offices in 105 countries, RE/MAX is undeniably a global brand. But in Asheville, and America, they’re local; some 20-25% of American house sales are done through RE/MAX agents. We sat down with Hadi Atri, President & CEO, and Kourosh Sharifi, CFO, of RE/MAX Executive, and Kit Cramer, President & CEO of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, to…

If there are two types of folks drawn to our mountain town, it’s outdoorsmen and entrepreneurs. Enterprise seems to grow as fertilely here as the woods we love to explore. From water shoes to hammocks, Asheville’s outdoors scene is sprinkled with products designed right here in our hills.

There’s boundless stress leading up to your Big Day: guest lists to refine, deposits to pay, linens and flowers and cake flavors to choose, and one very important white dress to find. That stress can take it’s toll on a bride’s body and mind (and a groom’s). As your day approaches and your back and mind coil with tension, the…

With the first frosts of winter comes another kind of freeze—on the housing market. Across the mountains, realtors and brokers advise their clients to take down their “For Sale” signs and settle in for a long, cold winter. But according to Mark Fields of Mark Fields and Associate’s, Asheville’s preeminent luxury brokerage firm, taking your home off the market in…

With name comes tradition. That's why if you walk into Green Man’s new South Slope location, you’ll come face-to-face with the twenty foot tall stare of a figure on par with the Roman god of brews, Bacchus: Asheville’s own Green Man. The Green Man now overlooks the taproom of Asheville’s oldest brewery. But unlike Bacchus, this deity is entirely manmade.…

There are plenty of things Dr. Barry Pate, Jr. loves about his work, but one facet of the daily grind he particularly enjoys might surprise people. “I like to work with my hands,” he says; as an ear, nose and throat specialist, hands-on healing is a big part of the job. The old-fashioned appeal of working with one’s hands fits…